I've read that bush honeysuckle doesn't decompose well. I haven't studied it myself, but since it is an invader I'm willing to bet that the biochemistry in my local dirt doesn't have some of the bacteria that like to feed on these fairly stout and strong branches.
Perhaps they can be fashioned into chairs or benches? Very few are straight, nearly every one has a pronounce curve, sometimes in mulitple directions.
On the smaller stems and branches, the pitch is weak and can be drilled out easily. Some of the pencil sized stems are hollow. But for the most part, the biggers ones only have a very small center part that is weaker.

Cut down the big bush honeysuckles around the swing cedar and cleared them out. Some were quite large and I collected the larger ones and laid them out to consider what could be done with these very curvy stems.